The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-04
AUGUST 4, 1887.
THE PRESS CONVENTION.


The editor Of the GOLD LEAF re-
turned home last Friday morning,
sick. He had a pleasant time at the
meeting of the Press Association at
Hcndersonyilie, July goth, and greatly
enjoyed his stay in the mountains, but
the malaria that was in him developed
itself in chill while in DanvilIe, soon
after leaving " Cloudland," and this
together with deep cold contracted
about the same time, has confined
him to his bed for most part and rem
-dcrcd him unfit for duty since his re-
turn. This brief explanation must
account for the lack of more origin
al and extended notice Of Our noun
tain trip, and the very unsatisfactory
get up of the paper generally this
week.
The citizens Of Hcndersonvillc were
prepared for us and never was a body
OF visitors more cordially received or
more Hospitality entertained than were
the North Carolina editors. At the
depot the party were met by Mr..
-G. 5. Jones, chairman of the COM
mlttee of arrangements, who took the
editors IN charge and assigned them
TO their respective stopping places.
The whole thing had been admirably
arranged and we were at once made
TO feel that we were among friends and
at home. Together with such men as
]. a. Thomas of the Louisburg Times,
&. +. Riddle of the Elizabeth CITY
FaitOn, St. Clair Hester of the Uni
aSr5itr NagasiRc and others, it was
our good fortune to secure quarters at
the Taylor House, well kept hotel
where we were entertained in good
style, for here guests arc the recipients
of every courtesy and consideration
whether they be newspaper folks or
Others
Our association met Wednesday
morning in the chapel at Judson Col
lege. The meeting was called to order
by President J. |. McRee of the Nczos-
ObSrTTfr, after which Rev. Jos. +.
Garter of the Western NorM Carolina
Baptist, Hendersonville, in behalf of
the mayor and citizens of the town,
delivered an address of welcome, as
follows:
Gentlemen Of the Press association eff
North Carolina
| acknowledge the compliment be-
slowed upon me by the honorable
Mayor of Hendersonville in having
been requested to deliver to you an
address of welcome. 1t is, indeed, an
honor to the highest to be closely con- |
nected with any proceeding or move
ment which concerns an act of respect
or courtesy TO you. For you, gentle
men, as body of representative men,
stand out in bold relief before the in
telliSent and discriminating general |
public above most of your fellows as
our surrounding mountain chains stand |
above the valleys and plateaus below.
Why not? You are the leaders of
public opinion. You are the conser-
vators of the country's common veal.
Through your influence wise laws are
to be enacted and unwise legislation
repealed. By you that progress which
is to keep to the front great people,
IS to accrue, and by you to continue:
and through you retrogression is to be
stayed. Not least, you are, in a great
measure, the power behind the throne
dor the enforcement of those laws which
afford relief in private and public
wrongs.
1t IS not unnatural that your high
calling should awake the poets muse
TO sing,
= But mightiest of the mighty means,
On which the arm uf progress leans,
Nan hoblest mission tO advance,
liis woes aSSuage, his veal enhance
Ills rigbta-eEfGEee, his wrongs redress.
MIghtlest OF the mighty is the Press
Pardon reference to the grave re-
spoCsibility upon those who WELD the
pcns which are mightier than the
swords OF this great State. As one of II